EENA & Waze selected four emergency organisations to join pilot test programme
Following the announcement of our partnership, EENA and Waze are happy to announce that four (4) organisations have been selected to join the pilot test programme and evaluate the impact of Waze crowdsourced data on emergency response. Congratulations to: Notruf Niederösterreich (NNO), emergency medical service, Austria AREU, 112 service and emergency medical service, Italy […]
Harnessing the power of handsets for emergency management
Mobile phones, or handsets, offer vast opportunities for emergency management and rescue organisations. From the information a handset can provide to emergency services to the information rescuers can send to citizens, the role of the handset is crucial. But how exactly can we harness this power? This is what the latest EENA document “Mobile […]
Cybersecurity: launch of global expert network
EENA is happy to announce the launch of the EENA Group on Cybersecurity, a group exclusively for experts in the field of cybersecurity in relation to emergency services and public safety. Join the network shaping the future of cybersecurity for emergency services Context Recent cyberattacks […]
New European Commissioner in charge of 112 – Opportunity for Europe?
FORMER MEP 112 CHAMPION NAMED COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF 112. Today, the European Commission nominated Mrs Mariya Gabriel, Bulgaria’s new Commissioner, as Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society. EENA would like to congratulate Mrs Gabriel and wish her every success within her new role. Her nominated portfolio includes the 112 service and access to […]
EENA Members workshop & Meet Your MEP on 16-18 October, Brussels
SAVE THE DATES! The time has finally come: We are happy to announce the second edition of the EENA Members Workshop & Meet your MEP events, this autumn 2017! SAVE THE DATES : 16-18 October 2017 WHERE? Pentahotel Brussels City Centre & the European Parliament, Brussels WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES? The EENA Members’ workshop aims […]
#EuropeDay2017 – Let’s make sure 112 continues to serve Europeans
NOT OFTEN AN ACHIEVEMENT HOLDS AS MUCH SYMBOLIC VALUE AS IT DOES PRACTICAL, BUT 112 DOES EXACTLY THAT. Today it is Europe Day (#EuropeDay2017), a day celebrating peace and unity in Europe, bringing us together and reminding Europeans of the achievements of the European Union, its member-states and its citizens. It’s not often that a […]
Next Generation 112: Report of NG112 Communications Plugtests event now available!
We are happy to announce that the final report of the 2nd edition of “Next Generation 112 (NG112) Emergency Communications Plugtests™ event in Europe” is now available! About The event took place in the premises of ETSI (Sophia-Antipolis, France) on 6-10 March 2017. While the 2016 edition focused on voice and geo-localization solutions, the 2017 […]
M. Macron, nouveau Président français – Quel impact pour les appels d’urgence en France et en Europe?
— English version available here— A la suite de l’élection de M. Emmanuel Macron au second tour de l’élection présidentielle française du 7 mai 2017, EENA félicite le nouveau président de la République française et lui adresse ses voeux de réussite dans ses nouvelles fonctions. M. Macron devra faire face à de nombreux défis, parmi […]
Mr Macron is the new French President – What does it mean for the 112 service in France and in Europe?
— Version en français ici — Yesterday France elected Mr Emmanuel Macron as the country’s new President. EENA would like to congratulate him and wish him every success within his new role. Mr Macron has many challenging tasks to face, public safety being one of them. France can have a great impact both on French […]
Emergency Number Associations announce intensified standards cooperation
NEXT GENERATION SYSTEMS & STANDARDISATION COOPERATION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC… 7 April 2017 – Alexandria, Virginia / Brussels, Belgium International emergency calling associations from the U.S. and Europe announced today their intent to increase cooperation and efforts on international standardisation of emergency calling systems. The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) represents 112 interests in Europe, and […]